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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-03
ON A CASH BASIS.
n Sub-Treasury OEic;ars Chat About Uncle
Sans Business Methods.

n sub-Treasury Omc;al's Chat About Uncle
Sans Business Methods.
Uncle Sam does not deal in credits.
He pays cash and sees that he gets
cash. In our vaults here we have
many thousands of dollars, and we
daily handle an immense amount, but
we do not receive checks-certifed OF
otherwise. When the banks want to
do business at the sub-treasury they
bring cash, as for instance a local
banks correspondent in the country
sends here for so much silyer-say
s., 900. He sends Il check to us, and
we notify the local bank. which then
deposits the money, receiving the check,
and we ship the silver free. We do no
banking business, our duty being to
supply the people with currency, being
the medium of exchange between the
Government and its citizens. The
notes of national banks are legal ten
ders, but we protect ourselves against
them. They are accumulated TO a
given amount at Washington, and the
banks are ordered to redeem them.
Then, if one of these banks here is so
notified, it sends a deposit to us to cover
the amount of the notes, and after we
ship the money to Washington the notes
are delivered by US to the bank and
goes again into circulation. We do credit
with one pecson-the pension agent OF
this district-for a certain amount to
cover the quarterly payments, but that
is charged to the disbursing office.-St.
Louis Giobs-DensOcrdt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-03

The latest acquisition to a dime
museum is man who has spiral neck,
shaped something like corkscrew. 1t
is supposed that he sat in a theater be-
hind a high hat and twisted his neck
oat of shape in trying TO get a glimpse
of the stage. 1t is a wonder there are
not more such s.freakA" e-Norristos0a
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-03

An experienced lobster fisherman
saws of the fisheries on the coast OF
Maine, that the Holsters are running
smalIer and the catch Is decreasing
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
Gen. Lee at Appomattox.

While the letters were being copied,
Zen. Grant introduced the general officers
VINO mad entered, and each member of the
stan, TO Gen. Lee. The general shook
hands with Gen. Seth Williams, who had
been his adJutant when Lee WAS superin
tendent at West Point, some years before
the war, and gave his hand to some of the
other ofncers who had extended theirs.
put TO most OF those who were introduced
ne merely bowed In adignihed and formal
manner. He did not exhibit the slightest
change OF features during this ceremony
until Col. Parker Of our staff was pre-
scented to him. Parker was full blooded
Indian, and the reigning chief of the Six
Nations. When Gen. Lee saw his swarth7
features he looked at him with an evident
stare OF surprise, and his eyes rested on
him for several seconds. What was pass-
ing in his mind probably no one ever
knew, but the natural surmise was that
he at first mistook Parker for a negro,
and was struck with astonishment to find
that the commander of the Union armies
had one of that race on his personal staff.
Lee did not utter word while the in
PRODUCTIONS were going on, except to Seth
Williams, with whom he talked quite
cordially. Williams at one time referred
In rather jocose manner to circum-
stance which occurred during their former
service together, as if he wanted to say
something in a good natured WAY to break
up the frigidity of the conversation, but
Lee was in no mood for pleasantries, and
he did not unbend or even relax the fixed
sternness Of his features His only re-
Spouse to the allusion was slight incllna-
ton of the head. Gen. Lee now took the
initiative again in leading the converse
tlon back into business channels zen.
Horace Porter in The Century.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30

The author who viii succeed is not the
one who lo>es hope after encounteriu. do
stae'eS, and sis back languldly va.,.-..
for Older writers 10 dispose Of her w.-A
hut II requires decided talent. pcr>feer-
auce and patience, an unconquersNle am
miion and an intense love of the work 10
attain success in literature.
There Is he worthy or absolute success
possible in labor we dislike. Unle, me
heart 5 blood and brains fire m5u.,e in
the effort 1t cannot thrive We must,
however bring something besides tuthu.
siaSm to profession Of Az DE- We
must bring ahilisy, or At least ~ !54tahilitv
| am afraid women are DO. blind to
their deficiencies i'll this respt,, than men.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
The Madawaska Settlers.

Hon. Seth NJ. Carter, of Lewiston, NJ.
n Drew of Fairfield. and George A.
Smith. of Caribou, the commission APP
pointed under . resolve of the last legis-
lature tQfexamine and report relative to
the eiaim of the so called Madaw lska
settlers, have been In consultation at
Bangor. Their report will appear in the
course of a week and will probably rec
ommend that the State recognize the
claims, where they arise if of just and
sufficient cause, and that it might be adj
yisable for the State to purchase the
lands of the present proprietors, and then
turn them over to the settlers, who would
be willing to bear a portion of the ex-
pense. All of the claims cannot be re-
garded as good, however, for in many in
stances, the settlements were made in
such manner that the settlers very evil
IDENTIFY cannot possess any rightful claim
to the land
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
Irving to Steal a Seat.

The democrats in office will try to I'M
seat Thomas b. White, the republican
representative elect from the 18th Indi-
ana district. AS the Congress-elect now
stands, if the election of President
should fall to the House, republican
would be chosen, as majority of the
state delegations are republican. The
fact disturbs the democrats very much
and they have hit upon the scheme of put
ting democrat in Whites place, in or
der to change the state of things They
allege that Representatives. lect White has
not lived for seven years in the United
States as the constitution requires of
members of Congress. If he proves this
to be untrue, they probably will find some
other pretext for unseatng him; or if the
fraud would be too palpable in his case,
they will transfer their attack to some
body else. They are determined
to deprive the republicans of
their advantage. As the committee on
elections will be democratic, republicans
whose seats are contested are at the
mercy of their opponents Le,riston
Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The follow
Ing are the real estate transfers which
have been recorded in our county the
past week;
Pittsfeld-Isaac II. Lancey to Arthur
J. Loden. S400. Nancy A. Pummer to
Rachel Margaret Davis $500. George
II. Hunter to Nancy Plummer. 500.
James F. Conner to John Weymouth.
81 800
mithheld-Caroline f. Harmon to
Adm A. Brooks. $3.50.
st Albans-Charles II. Smith to Geo.
H. Kendall. $500.
Skowhegan-W. IL. Wildes ct al. to
Levi Priest. 5000
Fair1eld-Greenleaf Lord to Charles
L. Tobey. $50. George II. Pishon to
Isaac E. Hoxie. $500.
Canaan-Herbert S. Towle to Nancy
Harris. $50.
Embden-Lewis Smith ct al. to John
b. WEIGH. $l75.
Cambridge John Russell to Elisha
Knowles. $50.
Hartland-Albert f. Nichols to Albion
F. Buker. 1925.
Concord-Samuel Bunker to Frank A.
Cleveland. $500.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
His Wrath Was Turned.

A letter carrier coming into n down
town Office was addressed familiarly by a
clerk as "Unele." The manipulation of
the mails stopped short in his career and
spoke up; Hey What do you call me'"
"Oh, nothing but Uncle, y said the
other; "Uncle Sam, you know
This rather bright reconstruction of the
case took the postman entirely by surprise.
He was flattered, besides, at being thus
substituted for the government, and the
look of sharp disapproval at once changed
to pleased atisfaction.-BufIalo Express.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
He Understands 1t.

The bearing of protection tariff upon
the wage question and cost of living is
well illustrated by dialogue which took
place between free trade or revenue
tariff politician and an intelligent work
ingman a few months ago, in substance
as follows;
Free Trader. Look here, John, our
robber protective tariff taxes you so per
cent. on that coat you have on. If we
had free trade, you could buy that coat in
Liverpool for IS, and you paid s0 for it
here. Don't you see you are robbed of
81.
Workingmdn. How is that ? l gave
ten days work in Liverpool for just such
a coat as that, and this one have on cost
me only eight days work here, Instead
of the tariff taxing me fifty per cent, as
you charge it has saved me % per cent.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
Important II True.

1t has been well understood that If alb
solute proof could be brought that Stain
and his gang were In Dexter on the day
of the Dexter bank robbery, when Barron
came to his death, 1t would go hard with
them at the trial next February. Several
persons who testified that they saw mem
bers of the gang in Dexter on the day of
the tragedy and identified Stain and
Cromwell, but necessarily these state
ments were taken with allowance, as it
would be difficult for person to retain
distinct memory of faces after lapse of
some ten years, but it is learned that the
state has witness who was acquainted
with his confederates, saw them and
talked with them in Dexter on the day Of
the murder
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
An Effective Hyphen.

Miss Hocquetonville-No 1t is i'm
possible, sir | never can be your wife.
SMITH have youth, wealth. social
standing, and l love you
Miss d iocquetonville (shuddering)-
But your name
Smith-Ah, remember l am OF the
Stuyvesant-V Riper-Nan Rensselaer,
Roosevelt Couger- Schuyler Smiths.
Miss d Hocquetonyille-Hen l rolentl
I am yours But please always write
your name with hyphen. Judge.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
1888.
HARPER'S WEEKLY.
1888.
ILLUSTRATED.

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America. The fairness offs editorial comments
Oh current politics has earned for 1t the respect
and confidence Of all impartial readers, and the
variety and excellence Of its literary contents
which include serial and short stories by the
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sal of people of the widest range Of tastes and
pursuits Supplements are frequently provided.
and no expense is spared to bring the highest
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is admirably adapted 10 be welcome guest in
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The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30

A paper in the upper part of the state
has discovered "a tramp who writes
poetry" Tramps who steal chickens are
numerous in this part of the state, but
one guilty of the more heinous offense Of
writing poetry" has not yet put in an
appearance-and IL he has any regard for
his health he never will. Poetry written
by tramps is something like that com
posed by condemned convcts-mighty
lame in the hind feet.-Norristown Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
Correcting History.

Bill Nye in his new lecture tells of
being out evenings stealing water melons
In his native town. Now that sounds
well enough until we remember that
"Bill" was born and reared in Shirley In
this State. There isn't good land enough
to make good melon patch In that
whole township. Mr.. Nye has so many
relatives and friends in Fairfield that we
hate to refer to these little matters but
then history must be correct.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
kennebec Lumber,

We are indepted to VIM. b. Snow Esq.
for the following estimate of the lumber
cut the cming winter to come down
the kennebec River
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30

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The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30

For 1888 will contain, in addition to the best
Short Stories, Sketches, Essays, Poetry, and
Criticism, three Serial Stories; the ASPEN
PAPERS, in three parts, by HENRY JAMES; YoNB
sANTo. A CHILD OF JAPAN, BY EDWARD II.
HOUSE, who has lived many years in Japan and
in this story will describe the life, character, and
customs Of the Japanese; and REAriNG THE
wHlRLwiND, by CHARLES EGhERr CHAppoCK.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
Congress meets Monday next.

Some 80 negroes were killed at labor
riot at Thibrodeaux, La. last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30

There are some other small lots that
will bring the grand total up to 100, 000,-
900 feet, possibly little in excess of that
amount
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
We have 10 Hogsheads of Mo1asses.
at our Store House of one grade selling for
80 cts. gallon, worth Ace

We have the Most Complete line of KENNEDY'S Fine
BISCUITS east of Portland, always fresh and
very cheap.
TABLE LUXURIES Cowdreys Pickles, Jams Jees,
Preserves Salad Creams, Olives, Catsups and
Lines, Worcestershire Sauce, Haord Sauce and
Devonshre Sauce
We carry full line of BREAKFAST CEREALS always
Fresh Prices way down.
We sell pounds of California Raisins for 25 cts
Excelsior Bird Food a Selected Mixture of Canary
Rape, Millet and Cutie Fish Bone Price cts
per package Plain Canary Seed cents per h.
Now is the time to buy your Winter Supply of Flour
We are selling Nice Flour for $500, we make
discount on Dbl lots.
100 Boxes of American Family Soap just bought cheap
by the box so Bars 20 bars for ST. or 6 cts. a
bar
All goods bought of are guaranteed to be
just represented and will be sold at Rock bottom
prices RESPECTFULLY,
TIL. ID. PATTERS som,
14o water ST, skovvh Cyan, ME-.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The folio,

The town of Poland has recently voted
to abolish the school district system.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30

1t will contain SIX PAPERS Of THE AMERI-
CAN REVOLUTION, by John Fiske; BosToN
PAINTERS AND PAlNTIN0s, by William H..
Downes; THREE STUDIES OF FACTORY LIPs,
by L. C. Wyman, Author Of Poverty Grass /;
OccAsIoNAi PoENs, by John q. Whittier; Es-
SAYS AND POEMS, by Oliver Wendell Holmes;
OCCASIONAL PArBRs, by James Russell Lowell.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
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The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-30
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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-16

their compensation and also fixes the
compensation OF all members of legisla-
lures. Territorial legislatures are pro-
hibited by Uuited Stat,5 'aw from ex-
ceediDg such specifications even at theii
own expense. IL has been hell that
these laws admitted of evasion ia cases
OF necessity, as in o populous territory
like Dakota. aud the matter has lust
been tested III the slpreme court OF the
territory of Idaho. That court holds
that territory has no authority 10 20
beyond the specifications OF United
States law in the employment or COM
pensation OF legislative or other clerks
or In the compensation OF members.
This is hardship, 1t is true, but it is
law and ali violators are liable. In ex-
tenuation it is argued that this restric-
tive law was not designed for territory
30 many people as Dakota.
This is true. There are no laws within
the federal books which were designed
for SO populous territory as ours.
Still if our people will insist upon retain
ing their territorial form of government
they should hold themselves amenable
to such laws as are provided.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-16

Bismarck evinces q jubilant mood
over the final acceptance by the terri
toty of its capitol elephant. And we'll
it may. 1t has last at accomplished ell
that was originally designed ln the way
of imposition upon the publlc--it has
succeeded in inducing the territory to
assume ownership of property which
possesses no tangible value to the public
and practically to assume all the debts,
past, present and prospective, which
go with the free gift to the people"
The provision that debts already accu.
mulated are to be paid y only
from the sale OF lots ad-
joining the capitol structure will hold
good if the creditors OF the territory are
willing to accept such an arrangement.
Otherwise it cannot be made binding.
By the recent action of the legislature
the territory assumes the obligations Of
the capital commission and it il pledged
to pay all existing indebtedness. Two
years ago there were $4,000 in out.
standing warrants and since that time
500, ,000 more in warrants has been issued.
To this will be added some S6,0Oe in in
terest. The legislature has placed this
obligation upon the territory and future
obligations through the same source will
run up into the hundreds Of thousands
of dollars.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-16
Bismarols Proclaims the yi.torx

Bismarck Tribune: The red rag In the
political bull ring of Dakota for few
years past has been the capital commis-
sion. The members OF that commission
have been most uDjustly ahuted fo1
obeying the letter ana spirit of the Law
which create d the commission and pre-
scribed its duties; and not a little OF
prejudice has thereby been created y hlcI,
operated to the disadvantage OF Bis
marck and to keep up and embitter the
strife OF sections In all territorial affairs.
AT last the work OF the commission has
been endorsed and accepted by the legis-
lative assembly; ths territory hes taken
possession Of its capitol property and
assumed the obligations attaching to it;
and this has been done by nearly nnan;
lmous vote OF the representative
men OF all sections ID the two
houses. Something of the reaction nat
nrally following unjust attacks upon
the commission was apparent in the
election of Hon. George Mathews OF the
commission, to be president of the
council, and in the ready recognition OF
Gap. Alex. Hughes, another of the COM
mission, as q respected lender in the
council; but the new and better feeling
OF fraternity, which may be epitomizsd
as all Dakota Tor all Dakota, was shown
at its best in the support given in each
branch OF the assembly, and in which
support there was no sectionaiism, to
to the final compromise measure
which ends the existence OF the
capital commission and ratifies its acts .
While copgratulatIng the territory and
our city of Bismarck upon this happy
beginning of an advanced era IN Dakota
politics, and not detracting from the
credit due many others, it is but right
that it should be said publioly--what
many know to be true--that this decisive
step of progress is largely due to the
persistent and influential labors of Alex.
Mckenzie. He has worked for this, in
session and ont Of session, and the final
happy adjustment OF this vexatious mat.
ter is a result Of his sagacity and enter
prise.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-16
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